diff --git a/app/src/main/java/net/pokeranalytics/android/util/billing/AppGuard.kt b/app/src/main/java/net/pokeranalytics/android/util/billing/AppGuard.kt
index 0fb29408..4180119a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/net/pokeranalytics/android/util/billing/AppGuard.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/net/pokeranalytics/android/util/billing/AppGuard.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ import android.app.Activity
 import android.content.Context
 import com.android.billingclient.api.*
 import net.pokeranalytics.android.ui.activity.IAPProducts
+import timber.log.Timber
+import java.io.IOException
+
 
 /**
  * the AppGuard object is in charge of contacting the Billing services to retrieve products,
@@ -11,6 +14,8 @@ import net.pokeranalytics.android.ui.activity.IAPProducts
  */
 object AppGuard : PurchasesUpdatedListener {
 
+	private val BASE_64_ENCODED_PUBLIC_KEY = "MIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAp0VuL5bk2w0FNaZIwE3v2857ZxJlo0epIIsVJfVs7Pqh7zE1JN7uGBgZ/r2s5Rn3o0R1Ycqxp832kYg/B0FvlQJ3Ko6IZkoyfJQ3i1zuAcc7NLMxKUMJY8Mc0U6Go2bevjQ54WkvumIdAFWIlMjyuOOFcSZRZr8V7tlq0SYlenkuellQeHIq3V47M/0jlDrEbCFj59hsukN75eGIiafFAxBYO/8L/flkZLik8YyhV1uZTu+KziA0PsbIvXKyN+gCK9UmrscTyM4+hfmRgb74fro67UsEqq2OvmHFUhubPzCZDElOwPeauUDEGeQjJn43iUHZWIcSEVktVB9cFa/0JwIDAQAB"
+
 	/**
 	 * The Billing Client making requests with Google Billing services
 	 */
@@ -66,7 +71,6 @@ object AppGuard : PurchasesUpdatedListener {
 		} else {
 			this.startConnection(runnable)
 		}
-
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -141,10 +145,9 @@ object AppGuard : PurchasesUpdatedListener {
 	 */
 	private fun handlePurchase(purchase: Purchase) {
 
-		val token = purchase.purchaseToken
-		val oj = purchase.originalJson
+//		val token = purchase.purchaseToken
 
-		if (this.verifyPurchase(purchase)) {
+		if (this.verifyValidSignature(purchase.originalJson, purchase.signature)) {
 			when (purchase.sku) {
 				IAPProducts.PRO.identifier -> {
 					this.isProUser = true
@@ -161,8 +164,13 @@ object AppGuard : PurchasesUpdatedListener {
 	/**
 	 * Verifies the validity of a purchase
 	 */
-	private fun verifyPurchase(purchase: Purchase): Boolean {
-		return true
+	private fun verifyValidSignature(signedData: String, signature: String): Boolean {
+		try {
+			return Security.verifyPurchase(BASE_64_ENCODED_PUBLIC_KEY, signedData, signature)
+		} catch (e: IOException) {
+			Timber.d("Got an exception trying to validate a purchase: $e")
+			return false
+		}
 	}
 
 }
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diff --git a/app/src/main/java/net/pokeranalytics/android/util/billing/Security.kt b/app/src/main/java/net/pokeranalytics/android/util/billing/Security.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..07676606
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/net/pokeranalytics/android/util/billing/Security.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+package net.pokeranalytics.android.util.billing
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2012 Google Inc.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+
+
+import android.text.TextUtils
+import android.util.Base64
+import com.android.billingclient.util.BillingHelper
+import java.io.IOException
+import java.security.*
+import java.security.spec.InvalidKeySpecException
+import java.security.spec.X509EncodedKeySpec
+
+/**
+ * Security-related methods. For a secure implementation, all of this code should be implemented on
+ * a server that communicates with the application on the device.
+ */
+object Security {
+
+	private val TAG = "IABUtil/Security"
+
+	private val KEY_FACTORY_ALGORITHM = "RSA"
+	private val SIGNATURE_ALGORITHM = "SHA1withRSA"
+
+	/**
+	 * Verifies that the data was signed with the given signature, and returns the verified
+	 * purchase.
+	 * @param base64PublicKey the base64-encoded public key to use for verifying.
+	 * @param signedData the signed JSON string (signed, not encrypted)
+	 * @param signature the signature for the data, signed with the private key
+	 * @throws IOException if encoding algorithm is not supported or key specification
+	 * is invalid
+	 */
+	@Throws(IOException::class)
+	fun verifyPurchase(
+		base64PublicKey: String, signedData: String,
+		signature: String
+	): Boolean {
+		if (TextUtils.isEmpty(signedData) || TextUtils.isEmpty(base64PublicKey)
+			|| TextUtils.isEmpty(signature)
+		) {
+			BillingHelper.logWarn(TAG, "Purchase verification failed: missing data.")
+			return false
+		}
+
+		val key = generatePublicKey(base64PublicKey)
+		return verify(key, signedData, signature)
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Generates a PublicKey instance from a string containing the Base64-encoded public key.
+	 *
+	 * @param encodedPublicKey Base64-encoded public key
+	 * @throws IOException if encoding algorithm is not supported or key specification
+	 * is invalid
+	 */
+	@Throws(IOException::class)
+	fun generatePublicKey(encodedPublicKey: String): PublicKey {
+		try {
+			val decodedKey = Base64.decode(encodedPublicKey, Base64.DEFAULT)
+			val keyFactory = KeyFactory.getInstance(KEY_FACTORY_ALGORITHM)
+			return keyFactory.generatePublic(X509EncodedKeySpec(decodedKey))
+		} catch (e: NoSuchAlgorithmException) {
+			// "RSA" is guaranteed to be available.
+			throw RuntimeException(e)
+		} catch (e: InvalidKeySpecException) {
+			val msg = "Invalid key specification: $e"
+			BillingHelper.logWarn(TAG, msg)
+			throw IOException(msg)
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Verifies that the signature from the server matches the computed signature on the data.
+	 * Returns true if the data is correctly signed.
+	 *
+	 * @param publicKey public key associated with the developer account
+	 * @param signedData signed data from server
+	 * @param signature server signature
+	 * @return true if the data and signature match
+	 */
+	fun verify(publicKey: PublicKey, signedData: String, signature: String): Boolean {
+		val signatureBytes: ByteArray
+		try {
+			signatureBytes = Base64.decode(signature, Base64.DEFAULT)
+		} catch (e: IllegalArgumentException) {
+			BillingHelper.logWarn(TAG, "Base64 decoding failed.")
+			return false
+		}
+
+		try {
+			val signatureAlgorithm = Signature.getInstance(SIGNATURE_ALGORITHM)
+			signatureAlgorithm.initVerify(publicKey)
+			signatureAlgorithm.update(signedData.toByteArray())
+			if (!signatureAlgorithm.verify(signatureBytes)) {
+				BillingHelper.logWarn(TAG, "Signature verification failed.")
+				return false
+			}
+			return true
+		} catch (e: NoSuchAlgorithmException) {
+			// "RSA" is guaranteed to be available.
+			throw RuntimeException(e)
+		} catch (e: InvalidKeyException) {
+			BillingHelper.logWarn(TAG, "Invalid key specification.")
+		} catch (e: SignatureException) {
+			BillingHelper.logWarn(TAG, "Signature exception.")
+		}
+
+		return false
+	}
+}